Plugin API

AWeb can handle many types of files internally, or with the use of datatypes. The operation of AWeb may be extended by use of external plugin modules. Such a plugin module would handle files that AWeb can't handle itself, or it would offer more functionality than AWeb does.

Plugin modules must not be confused with external ARexx scripts, historically also called "plugins". A plugin module is a shared library with a specific interface. Plugin modules are allowed to render directly into the AWeb window, either as a standalone object, or as an embedded object in a HTML document.

The API (Application Programmers Interface) is freely available from http://www.xs4all.nl/~yrozijn/aweb/api.html. The archive contains all documentation, C header files, and an example plugin module with source (written in C).

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